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Sundar Pichai Now CEO of Both Google and Alphabet

Tim December 3, 2019

Sundar Pichai was already CEO of Google before today, taking that role on in 2015. However, the man who basically oversees everything Google has now also been made the CEO of Alphabet, the company that oversees the company that oversees everything. It's a lot...

Report: Alphabet Makes Offer to Aquire Fitbit

Tim October 28, 2019

Google's parent company, Alphabet, is reported to have made an offer to acquire Fitbit, one of the only wearable companies that is popular in an industry dominated by Apple. The figure that Alphabet offered was not disclosed and it's also unclear if any deal...

Google Device Shipments Up Bigly in 2017, ‘Tens of Millions’ Sold

Tim February 1, 2018 18

Alphabet's quarterlies were looking mighty quarterly for Q4, 2017, with the company's total revenue listed at $110.9 billion for the year. Compared to 2016, that's up 23%. For Q4 specifically, the company saw revenues of $32.3 billion, up 24% year on year....

Google Acquires Company With Tech That Turns Displays Into Speakers

Kellen January 11, 2018 35

While no one was paying attention at the end of 2017, Google swooped in and purchased a company in the UK called Redux that has a couple of pretty unique ideas around display panels. Redux has technology that can turn your phone's display into a speaker and...

Report: Google Looking to Sell Off Zagat

Tim January 3, 2018 18

According to sources who spoke with Reuters, Google is seeking to sell off Zagat, the restaurant review platform it purchased in 2011. Since purchasing Zagat, Google launched an Android app, updated said app here and there, and implemented a lot Zagat's...

Eric Schmidt Steps Down as Executive Chairman of Alphabet

Kellen December 21, 2017 26

This afternoon, Alphabet (Google's parent company) announced that Eric Schmidt would be leaving his post as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors and slide into a technical advisor roll. As the former CEO of Google, Schmidt will now focus his time on...

Google May Fold Nest Into Its Hardware Business, and That Would Make Sense

Kellen November 30, 2017 13

When Google bought Nest back in 2014 for billions of dollars in cash, they told us that Nest would continue on under its own "distinct brand identity." Then when Google became Alphabet a little over a year later, that didn't change and Nest still remained as...

Google Fiber Pauses Deployment to ‘Refine Approach,’ Head of Business Exits

Tim October 26, 2016 53

Announced via a Fiber blog post, Access CEO Craig Barratt states that while "our subscriber base and revenue are growing quickly," the company will be pausing all deployment in eight areas of the US that have been in the "exploratory" phase (planning out...